"What?!"
"H-How is this question possible?!"
The only one who made a huge fuss when the question appeared was Yu Xiaogang.
He flew into a rage as soon as he saw it. He didn't care about saving face and pointed at the question, ready to curse it out.
"Damn it! This Q&A Game is obviously targeting me!"
"What does this mean? I'm asking you, what does this question mean?!"
"Is there really something wrong with the origins of my theories? I came up with them through my own research. They're the culmination of my life's work. How could either of the last two options be right?"
"You, you!"
By the end, Yu Xiaogang was so furious he could barely breathe. He could only point at the Light Screen and tremble.
Nobody expected Gangzi to lose his mind over a single question.
The Shrek Seven Devils standing nearby instinctively took two steps back.
"Rongrong, you should move away too. Be careful you don't catch something..." Oscar tugged Ning Rongrong back.
The others reacted similarly.
Only Flender frowned and hurried over to comfort him. "Xiaogang, Xiaogang, don't get so worked up."
"It's only a question. Nobody said there was anything wrong with your theories."
"That's right, Xiaogang. Isn't it great that this question came up? You'll definitely answer correctly, and then you'll rank up, right?" Liu Erlong chimed in.
Only after the two of them tried to calm him down did Yu Xiaogang's expression improve a little.
At first, the question had startled him. Only now did he come to his senses.
He seemed to have overreacted. Would that cause trouble?
Yu Xiaogang swallowed and kept staring at the question on the Light Screen, still shaken.
Other people might not know where his theories came from, but how could he not?
He'd started shouting to cover up the fear inside him with bluster.
Yu Xiaogang was terrified. What if a question suddenly exposed his secret?
At that thought, he decided he couldn't stay there any longer.
He immediately put on a weary expression and said, "I can't, Flender, Er Long. I'm not feeling well. I need to go rest for a while."
"I never expected this Q&A Game to suddenly come up with something like this to humiliate me."
"I... I'll go calm down by myself..."
"Huh?"
Liu Erlong looked a little confused. "Xiaogang, why are you suddenly feeling unwell?"
"Should I take you to where you're staying?"
"No need. I'll walk there myself and get some fresh air. I got too caught up in the Q&A, so I lost my temper."
Yu Xiaogang explained, "You all stay here. I just need to rest for a bit."
"All right."
Flender asked, "Then, Xiaogang, what's the answer to this question?"
He was only asking out of habit.
But to his surprise, he angered Yu Xiaogang again. Gangzi immediately snapped, "Flender, what do you mean by that?"
"Do you think my theories were plagiarized or made up?"
"You're asking me for the answer to this question? You don't trust me?"
"Or do you look down on me too? Do you want to humiliate me as well?!"
"N-No!"
Flender was nearly scared out of his wits and hurried to explain, "Xiaogang, I was just asking."
"I-I absolutely believe that your theories came from your own work!"
"I won't ask again!"
"Hmph!" Yu Xiaogang fumed, grinding his teeth.
Liu Erlong complained from the side, "That's right, Boss Fu. Why would you even ask that?"
"Xiaogang has the greatest talent in the world. Of course he came up with his theories through his own research."
"Why would you ask him that? Aren't you picking on him?"
"Xiaogang, it's all right. I'm here. Go get some rest!" Liu Erlong patted Yu Xiaogang on the back and sent him on his way.
Afterward, Yu Xiaogang walked away slowly. Once he was out of sight, he immediately broke into a frantic run.
As he fled, Yu Xiaogang cursed the Q&A Game.
"How dare you!"
"How dare you ask that, Q&A Game? You're going to let the world know where my theories came from!"
"I can't stay here. If this gets exposed, I'll become a laughingstock!"
"Just you wait. I... A gentleman's revenge can wait ten years! Once I've laid low until this blows over, I'll come back with even stronger theories and prove myself!"
As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang pointed at the sky and shouted furiously, "Light Screen, you just wait too!"
"You humiliated me with your question. I, Yu Xiaogang, will defy the heavens and return one day!"
He sped up as he spoke.
He wasn't stupid. His biggest scandal was about to come to light, so he had to get as far away as possible.
Otherwise, if Liu Erlong and Flender found out his theories had been plagiarized, how could he face them?
A scholar, of course, had to know when to run!
What kind of scholar wouldn't run when faced with danger?
Not far away.
Tang San had also moved off on his own. He looked at the question on the Light Screen and pondered.
"What kind of question is this? It's asking where my teacher's theories came from?"
"Isn't that obvious? He came up with them through his own research!"
"It has to be either A or B!"
"Probably B. My teacher isn't very strong, so he could only create theories by studying all kinds of Soul Master records."
"Otherwise, how would he know the Spirit Ring combinations for after level thirty when he's only level twenty-nine?"
"Even though my teacher disappointed me with the first few questions, I've followed him for so long. I still trust him this much."
"There's no way he did what I did—take someone else's work and use it to show off as if it were his own, right?"
"When I stole the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from the Tang Sect, I had no other choice!"
"Could my teacher really be like me, stealing someone else's theories and claiming he came up with them himself?"
After saying that, Tang San finally decided to choose B and trust Yu Xiaogang completely.
Even he thought that stealing something and claiming it as his own... was the sort of thing only he would do. Nobody else could possibly copy him.
Beneath the Life Lake.
Di Tian and the others had made their preparations. They were about to leave the Life Lake and look for Song Ye.
Before they left, they decided to settle the question.
Di Tian rubbed his chin and said, "King of Ten Thousand Demons, it's time to use your sinister ways again."
"Quick, answer this question, and then we'll split up to search for Song Ye!"
"Use your twisted morals and warped values to figure out where this human called Yu Xiaogang got his theories!"
King of Ten Thousand Demons nodded and began to think.
Nearby, Xiong Jun had something to say too. He asked again, "Di Tian, why are you only asking King of Ten Thousand Demons? My Xiong Jun's intelligence isn't bad either, is it?"
"Besides, doesn't he just assume the worst of humans every time he analyzes an answer? What's so hard about that?"
Di Tian sneered at him. "Don't insult the word 'intelligence'!"
"When it comes to human questions, you have to guess at the humans' deceit and treachery."
"Humans are disgusting creatures, after all!"
"And among us, King of Ten Thousand Demons is the most sinister, the most twisted, the most perverse! Only he can understand all the tricks humans get up to!"
"Would you rather I listen to you?"
"You think being sixth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts makes you some kind of schemer?"
"When it comes to treachery and perversity, King of Ten Thousand Demons stands alone!"
"Right, Lao Wan?"
Di Tian turned to look at King of Ten Thousand Demons.
Hearing that, King of Ten Thousand Demons scratched his head unconsciously and muttered, "Beast God, why does it sound like you're insulting me when you praise me?"
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